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Record 1 1984-07-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Glaciology
DEF

A flat-topped iceberg that may be very large (up to 160 km long and more than 500 m thick), with clifflike sides. Tabular icebergs are usually detached from an ice shelf and are numerous in the Antarctic.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Glaciologie
DEF

L'iceberg de surface plate, qui laisse apparaître des couches horizontales de névé et qui s'est détaché d'une plateforme de glace ou de la côte (...)

Spanish

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